- Disconnect
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- Nov 07, 2020
Military Quotes
Words on command, service, and the realities behind the uniform.
These quotes move between the strategic and the personal — reflections on command experience, the military balance between nations under strain, and the day-to-day culture inside the ranks. For related reading see Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Labor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew that as a pharmacy student I would obtain military deferment. As I was of Jewish origin, this meant that I would not have to serve in a forced labor unit of the Hungarian army.
- Jewish
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- Nov 07, 2020
An Episcopalian military institution when it was founded near the turn of the century, Harvard for years had an implicit quota system that effectively limited the number of Jewish admissions.
- American Military
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unlike the Afghans and Iraqis, the South Korean people solidly supported the American military presence, which was part of a United Nations operation.
- Peaceful
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have concluded that the U.K. chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted. Military action at that time was not a last resort.
- Nov 07, 2020
You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to transform our military forces by focusing on force posture, not force structure.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having served in the military, I know that militaries can stop a problem, but they can't fix a problem.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Launching a ground war against Iran would require hundreds of thousands of troops for a 'regime change followed by nation-building' operation, as we attempted in Iraq. Iran has a much more modern military, more than double Iraq's population, and almost four times the landmass.
- Core Values
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- Nov 07, 2020